Budget 2012 - The technology perspective Budget 2012 - The technology perspective

The Federal Government has pledged to deliver a surplus in the 2012 budget, a promise that is likely to mean widespread cuts across government agencies, including to aspirational IT projects.

iTnews' John Hilvert and Brett Winterford crunch the numbers to bring you breaking news and expert analysis direct from Parliament House.

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NSW Govt funds transport ICT projects

NSW Govt funds transport ICT projects

Full list of who got what in Budget 2012-13.
Ry Crozier Jun 12 2012 2:34PM Financial Services
Treasury offloads Budget web traffic

Treasury offloads Budget web traffic

Avoids outage with distributed web servers.
Liz Tay May 10 2012 7:00AM Networking
Scope change kills Christmas Island ICT upgrade

Scope change kills Christmas Island ICT upgrade

Limits internet connectivity until 2015.
Ry Crozier May 9 2012 4:12PM Telco/ISP
Indigenous communities get OLPC boost

Indigenous communities get OLPC boost

Updated: Budget partially funds $20m, 50,000-laptop pilot.
James Hutchinson May 9 2012 1:05PM Financial Services
NBN rollback to cost at least $1.8 billion

NBN rollback to cost at least $1.8 billion

Network harder to cancel, Budget documents reveal.
James Hutchinson , Ry Crozier May 9 2012 12:35PM Telco/ISP
Budget extends national ID checks to companies

Budget extends national ID checks to companies

Document verification service gets $7.5 million boost.
Darren Pauli May 9 2012 12:27PM Security
Budget 2012: IT spared in spending cuts

Budget 2012: IT spared in spending cuts

Funds committed for IT to drive health and welfare projects.
John Hilvert May 9 2012 6:11AM Financial Services
Budget includes $20m for NBN ads

Budget includes $20m for NBN ads

Millions spent to counter the shock jocks.
Staff Writers May 8 2012 10:47PM Telco/ISP
Budget: National ID checks opened to biz

Budget: National ID checks opened to biz

Document verification service gets $7.5 million boost.
Darren Pauli May 8 2012 10:05PM Security
Swan renegs on company tax cuts

Swan renegs on company tax cuts

Some $34 billion in spending cuts required for surplus.
Brett Winterford May 8 2012 9:07PM Financial Services
Govt workers fear budget cuts to IT

Govt workers fear budget cuts to IT

Union survey reveals under-performing IT systems.
John Hilvert Apr 23 2012 6:14PM Financial Services
ACCC races Budget to build new website

ACCC races Budget to build new website

Seeks Drupal vendor to replace its Sytadel CMS.
John Hilvert Apr 4 2012 2:00PM Strategy

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